Washington County

Summary

Washington County is a county of Maryland^[1]. It draws 190 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #9 of 23).^[2]

Key Facts

• Washington County is located in Maryland^[3].
• Washington County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Washington County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland^[5].
• Washington County's capital is recorded as Hagerstown^[6].
• Washington County's shares border with is recorded as Fulton County^[7].
• Washington County's shares border with is recorded as Allegany County^[8].
• Washington County's shares border with is recorded as Morgan County^[9].
• Washington County's shares border with is recorded as Berkeley County^[10].
• Washington County's shares border with is recorded as Jefferson County^[11].
• Washington County's shares border with is recorded as Loudoun County^[12].
• Washington County's shares border with is recorded as Frederick County^[13].
• Washington County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin County^[14].
• Q23 is named after Washington County^[15].
• Washington County's headquarters location is recorded as Hagerstown^[16].
• Washington County's Commons category is recorded as Washington County, Maryland^[17].
• Washington County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[18].
• Washington County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[19].
• Washington County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[20].
• Washington County's local dialing code is recorded as 301^[21].
• Washington County's local dialing code is recorded as 240^[22].
• 1776 marks the founding of Washington County^[23].
• Washington County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.6, 'lon': -77.81}^[24].
• Washington County's official website is recorded as https://www.washco-md.net/^[25].
• Washington County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Washington County, Maryland^[26].
• Washington County has a population of {'amount': '+147430'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Washington County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Maryland^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Washington County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+467'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+147430'}^[27], {'amount': '+147743'}^[29], {'amount': '+148803'}^[30], {'amount': '+149087'}^[31], {'amount': '+149588'}^[32], and {'amount': '+149585'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Washington County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland^[5].

History and Context

1776 marks the founding of Washington County^[23]. Q23 is named after it^[15].

Why It Matters

Washington County draws 190 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #9 of 23).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]